Ghaddafi row in The Gambia
afrol News, 25 February - Gambian Dictator Yahya Jammeh has issued a surprise call for his old ally Moammar Ghaddafi to stop betraying his people and step down immediately. A shocked opposition thinks Mr Jammeh is desperate to avoid riots in The Gambia.
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Gambia coup "only matter of time"
afrol News, 11 November - For the second time in a year, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh claims to have revealed a coup plot against him, leading to mass arrests. Observers hold a real coup is "only matter of time" as President Jammeh dreams of a royal title.
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Gambia Dictator "lied about Obama award"
afrol News, 27 September - The Gambia's state-controlled media were obliged to make large headlines from a Statehouse announcement, President Yahya Jammeh had "bagged four awards," and even been called "an inspirational leader" in a letter by US President Barack Obama. The White House denies any such awards or letters.
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Gambia dictator collecting titles
afrol News, 11 June - Gambian Dictator Yahya Jammeh, a lieutenant who claims to have found a cure against AIDS, now insists on being addressed as "His Excellency the President Sheikh Professor Alhaji Doctor Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh."
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Gambian economy withstands crisis
afrol News, 20 May - The Gambia has been little affected by the global crisis, maintaining sound growth rates, new statistics reveal. A drop in tourism revenues has been outweighed by the growing agricultural sector.
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Gambia wave of arrests causes protests
afrol News, 12 March - A wave of arrests of high-ranking officials in The Gambia over the past week is causing protests by the opposition and rights groups. None of the detained have been charged or been able to meet a lawyer.
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$8 million support for agric production
afrol News, 4 March - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has signed a grant agreement of US$8 million with the Republic of The Gambia to improve the production and marketability of livestock and horticulture products, specifically targeting rural women and youth nationwide.
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Six security officials sacked
afrol News, 4 March - Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has sacked and detained six top police and army officials in the latest wave of arrests targeting security bodies in the West African state.
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Kenya deports controversial Muslim cleric
afrol News, 7 January - Kenya has deported a controversial Muslim cleric who once led a London mosque attended by convicted terrorists to Gambia on Thursday, the government officials said. Officials said the clergy posed a serious threat to Kenya's security.
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"Strip Gambia off AU human rights body"
afrol News, 3 November - The world's major association of human rights organisations has called on the African Union (AU) to consider moving the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) from its headquarters in The Gambia, as it is now impossible for human rights groups to participate in sessions there.
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Gambia let down by donors, tourists
afrol News, 22 May - The Gambia has mostly hit the international press lately when President Yayah Jammeh announced the flogging of gays, his miracle cure against AIDS and his obsession to hunt down witches. No wonder, then, that tourists and donors shy away and the economy is suffering.
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» 15.05.2009 - Gambia is liable for Ghanaian deaths - report
» 24.04.2009 - ECOWAS asked to intervene on the missing journalist case
» 23.04.2009 - Madrid and Gambia seek to expand trade relations
» 22.04.2009 - Malaria still main cause of deaths in Gambia
» 17.04.2009 - Gambian poor hit by soaring prices
» 19.03.2009 - Court releases opposition leader
» 18.03.2009 - 1,000 alleged “Witches” kidnapped by security forces
» 12.03.2009 - Gambian opposition formally charged
» 09.03.2009 - Opposition leader arrested
» 17.02.2009 - British missionary in court again
» 16.12.2008 - RSF criticises continuing impunity in Gambia
» 05.12.2008 - Two Britons charged with sedition in Gambia
» 26.11.2008 - $40, 000 boost for Gambian community projects
» 19.11.2008 - Gambia rights violations seen as investor risk
» 12.11.2008 - Gambia facing economic slowdown
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